How well do the Haswell Pentium Dual Cores run
games?

or overall applications? I'm considering a cheaper build, and I'd figure to go with a Haswell since future motherboards will be 1150, and there's not a big difference in price with the 1155 processors. Any better options for a similar price?---buy mah shirts pls, buy mah shirts!

#2KabtheMentatPosted 9/12/2013 6:23:18 PM(edited)

What? You're talking like an i3, right? I've been CPU shopping and the new i5-4670K is only like $60 more than a i3-4340. And I believe the 4670K is also a 1150/Haswell. I'd probably save a few more bones and go with that over a dual core.---Big Money. Big Women. Big Fun.Skillz Ferguson

#3Kokuei05Posted 9/12/2013 6:35:35 PM

Go for at least an i5 quad. Dual cores are for the past.---http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUAZnjFbOyIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbxOaq6_i1Y

#4lucarioforprezPosted 9/12/2013 6:38:38 PM

KabtheMentat posted...

What? You're talking like an i3, right? I've been CPU shopping and the new i5-4670K is only like $60 more than a i3-4340. And I believe the 4670K is also a 1150/Haswell. I'd probably save a few more bones and go with that over a dual core.

Only 60? That can break a budget tbh. I'm gaming on an Ivy bridge dual core celeron and I'm surprised on what it can do. It all really depends on your budget. Its hard to recommend a CPU without one.---GT: Ten DesiresI will give a cookie to whoever knows what my gamertag is a reference to :)

#5MasterDonGeroPosted 9/12/2013 6:45:24 PM

KabtheMentat posted...

What? You're talking like an i3, right? I've been CPU shopping and the new i5-4670K is only like $60 more than a i3-4340. And I believe the 4670K is also a 1150/Haswell. I'd probably save a few more bones and go with that over a dual core.

No, he said Haswell Pentium dual-cores, not i3s. You might want to go back to English class.

Newer games can take advantage of more than two cores, so I'd definitely opt for an i5.

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Back on topic, I would get a haswell dual core now, and then upgrade to a quad core later when you do have the money. Dual cores are good enough for now. More cores are the future, but the future isn't now.---GT: Ten DesiresI will give a cookie to whoever knows what my gamertag is a reference to :)

#8SmakkyofacePosted 9/12/2013 7:15:23 PM

I just built a pc with Pentium G2120 which is an ivy bridge. Paired with a gtx 650 ti and 8gb ram it runs Guild wars 2 on high at 30fps in pve. It dies in pvp unless I put the character display to the lowest then it runs at 20-30fps. That's the only game I've tested so far as I just built it today.---Xbox Live / PSN / Steam: Smakkyofacei7 3770k @ 4.66ghz, 24GB DDR3 1600, Evga Gtx 670 FTW.